The New York Times
14 January 2021
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New York, New York, United States
To address the need and want for increased access to information, an 80-year-old woman living in a retirement home in New York City rallied her fellow residents and launched a newsletter to provide relevant news during the coronavirus pandemic. It has not only helped to hold management accountable, but has also provided a reprieve from the isolation that many in the institution were feeling.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/crowdsourcing-a-better-world
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
28 March 2011
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Americans often want to connect to a cause beyond writing a check. Crowdsourcing is creating new forms of philanthropy globally, giving donors more choice and a stronger connection to the projects they fund.
https://www.good.is/articles/wikipedia-editors-diversity
Emily Frisella
GOOD Magazine
27 April 2017
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Wikipedia's editorial makeup lacks diversity—a phenomenon that could be detected by the majority “straight white male” makeup of the editing team, and inferred by the lack of information on 'feminine' topics. But thanks to the work of ‘Art + Feminism’, a DIY campaign seeking to diversify and correct Wikipedia’s coverage, people of all genders and races congregate at 'edit-a-thons, which aim for a diverse group to come together in all corners of the world to edit entries.
https://www.trtworld.com/americas/el-salvador-youths-find-identity-in-community-radio-instead-of-gangs-281499
Priyanka Borpujari
TRT World
23 January 2017
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Community radio stations in El Salvador and have made a positive impact in the lives of young adult working at these stations. In a country with high rates of violence and youth gang membership, stations provide a way for young adults to find community, value, and a means of expression. Some of the station's local reporting has overcome government and corporate interference.
https://brightthemag.com/failed-aid-project-kenya-africa-mobile-reporting-1b4d5cfd90dd?gi=5a7cb3dc517d
Peter DiCampo
Bright Magazine
19 March 2018
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In order to create a larger role for aid recipients in conversations about how success and failure are defined for international aid, the What Went Wrong project was founded. People use mobile phones to contact the journalists about a failed aid project, and the journalists gather information about the project, publish reports on social media, and share their findings with the people who originally reported.
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/07/takoma-park-youth-council/562877
Kriston Capps
CityLab
5 July 2018
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Takoma Park’s youth council may be the most powerful teen legislature in the nation. The city was the first to lower the voting age to 16 years old, so council members are not only communicating youth perspectives but also voting in local elections.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/audio/2015/oct/29/sustainable-development-goals-bold-new-data-initiatives-podcast
Mark Anderson
The Guardian
4 November 2015
Podcast / Over 15 Minutes
Information is essential to build trust between the government and the governed, create accountability, and oppose systemic corruption. In Tanzania, a series of initiatives are working to collect, disseminate, and create new tools to capture information towards these ends.
https://theintercept.com/2018/07/23/ice-raids-in-new-york
Ryan Devereaux
The Intercept
23 July 2018
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In order to understand and end legal and extralegal ways the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency terrorizes immigrant communities it is essential to understand where and how ICE raids are happening. ICEWatch is a collaboration between immigrant advocacy organizations to map ICE raids—mostly in New York City—and document the tactics, location, and story of the raid.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswk2p
Tim Harford
BBC
27 August 2018
Radio / 5-15 Minutes
Technology has made it easier to fact-check speeches and interviews in real time. The organization Fullfact has made software that processes dialogue looking for claims and highlights whether those claims match verified data. The tools help fact-checkers contribute to public debate around the world.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/this-newsletter-is-helping-inmates-prepare-for-reintegration-20180419
Shaima Shamdeen
Yes! Magazine
19 April 2018
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In Cincinnati, a resource guide helps those currently or previously incarcerated find resources like housing and employment so they can transition back to the community. The newspaper, called Re-enter into Society Empowered, or RISE, was created by a woman who struggled with addiction and incarceration. It features stories of recovery as well as resources in the community and the staff provide peer mentoring and advice to current inmates.
http://nymag.com/developing/2018/10/kenyas-indigenous-sengwer-document-forced-evictions-embobut-timby-app.html
Dan Nosowitz
New York Magazine
4 October 2018
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Kenya's indigenous communities are fighting the government's attempts to seize the land they live on using an app called This is My Backyard, or TIMBY. The app helps users to securely encrypt videos and pictures that can then be used for legal and publicity purposes, allowing community members to gather evidence and hold leaders accountable.
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